The trimming, hesitating policy of
many reminds us of Luther's words
to Erasmus: "You desire to walk
upon eggs without crushing them,
and among glasses without breaking
them!"
This is a difficult game to
play at, and one which is more suitable
for a clown at a theatre than a
servant of Christ.
When you are
attempting to compromise, you have
to look around you and move cautiously
as a tight-rope dancer, for fear
of offending on one side or the other.
A little too much this way or that and
over you go.
A cat on hot cinders
is in an enviable position.
No true-hearted
man will ever bear such
wretched constraint for any length of
time, or indeed at all.
Think of being
able to go no further than the
aforementioned timorous, time-serving
Erasmus, who said, "I will not
be unfaithful to the cause of Christ; at least so far as the age will permitme." Out upon such cowardice: life
is too dear when bought at such a price.Spurgeon.